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The Statesman Delhi
India’s exports of spices, tea and cashew to gain as Trump rolls back tariff hike
Indian exports of food goods such as spices, tea and cashew nuts to the US market are set to benefit from a major tariff cut announced by President Donald Trump on nearly 200 food products to make them more affordable for local consumers, following apolitical backlash over rising prices.
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November 17, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Red Fort blast: Was the i20 driven by DrUmaraVBIED, ask probe agencies
The investigating agencies are investigating whether the explosion was caused by a VBIED (Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device) used by Dr. Umar Nabi, the alleged suicide bomber, sources in the probe agencies told The Statesman.
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November 17, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
5 killed as SUV collides with sand-laden tractor trolley in Gwalior
Five young friends, all under 25 years of age, were killed after their SUV collided with asand-laden tractor-trolley in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, on Sunday.
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November 17, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Theegala moves up marginally despite triple bogey in Bermuda
Sahith Theegala made a marginal upward move despite a triple bogey as he shot Lunder 70 in the third round of the Butterfield Bermuda Championship as the Fall season moved towards the end for 2025.
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November 17, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
After NDA landslide, CPIML(L) leader warns of Opposition-free democracy, decries cash sops
The National Democratic Alliance's sweeping victory in the Bihar assembly elections, securing 202 seats ina contest fought against a united opposition, has left the Grand Alliance reeling and searching for answers.
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November 17, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Bangladesh tightens security amid shutdown ahead of verdict in case against Sheikh Hasina
Bangladesh has tightened security ahead of a shutdown as the Bangladesh International Crime Tribunal (ICT) prepares to deliver a verdict in a case filed against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The case relates to alleged crimes against humanity during the student-led protests in July-August 2024. Sheikh Hasina has denied all allegations against her.
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November 17, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Sound and silence
Last Sunday, I walked into a Catholic cathedral. As I sat on the cushion-less pew, a bit early for the mass, I heard the bell clang repeatedly inviting the faithful to service. It reminded me of my long years in the Middle East where I was roused at an unearthly hour by the Azaan urging sundry believers to the mosque.
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November 17, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Numbers may not tell whole story
The latest PLFS monthly bulletin (Sep, 2025) highlights that “Rising LFPR of Rural Women Uplifts Overall Female LFPR for Third Consecutive Month’ and claims “Sustained Growth in Rural Female WPR Signals Strengthening Economic Inclusion.”
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November 16, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Bihar result ‘unbelievable’, legal action to follow: KC Venugopal
The Congress on Saturday described the Bihar Assembly election outcome as “unbelievable”, alleging large-scale vote manipulation and electoral fraud even as discontent simmered within the party and the wider INDIA bloc.
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November 16, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
The uninvited melody of the third floor
It was the heart of summer, the air a lazy warmth scented with sun-baked earth. Boredom, a restless current, led me to gather my four friends—Ria, Rahul, Deepak, and Gaurav. Amidst our idle chat, Gaurav proposed an antidote to the dullness: a thrilling ghost hunt at an abandoned hotel on the city's fringe.
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November 16, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Former chief secretary K Jayakumar takes charge as TDB president
Amid the controversy over the Sabarimala temple gold heist case that has cast a shadow over the Kerala government, former state Chief Secretary K. Jayakumar assumed charge as the president of the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) on Saturday
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November 16, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
RJD vows to serve poor; Sahani accepts verdict
The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), inits first official reaction to the poll drubbing in the Bihar Assembly polls, on Saturday, said it is a party of the poor and will continue to raise their voices.
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November 16, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Expert's eye view: SIR
INTRO: AS SPECIAL INTENSIVE REVIEW OF ELECTORAL ROLLS ROLL OUT IN WEST BENGAL, ABID HUSSAIN, FORMER WBCS (EXE) AND EX-SPECIAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL, DECODES THE PROCESS FOR THE STATESMAN'S READERS. DOLA MITRA INTERVIEWS THE EXPERT ELECTION OFFICER.
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November 16, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Trump cuts tariffs on some imports as price anger rises
President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order retroactively lowering tariff's on a range of agricultural imports, including beef, tomatoes, coffee and bananas, with the change taking effect from 20 November, CNN reported.
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November 16, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
South Africa investigates a plane that arrived with more than 150 Palestinians from Gaza
South Africa’s intelligence services are investigating who was behind a chartered plane that landed in Johannesburg with more than 150 Palestinians from war-ravaged Gaza who did not have proper travel documents and were held onboard on the tarmac for around 12 hours as a result, the country’s president said Friday.
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November 16, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Massive blast at Nowgam police station leaves nine dead, 32 injured
At least nine people were killed and 32 others injured after a massive cache of explosives ~ seized from a “white-collar” terror module in Faridabad (Haryana) and brought to the Nowgam Police Station in Srinagar ~ detonated around midnight on Friday, reducing much of the building to rubble.
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November 16, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Evening in Monopoli
I decided to take a quiet stroll by the sea during the twilight hour. The golden sun sank slowly into the western sky, and the once dazzling azure dome deepened into a vast, midnight blue. In the distance, the old town of Monopoli shimmered faintly in the dark, its homes glowing like tiny lanterns scattered along the shore.
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November 16, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Lalu's daughter 'quits politics, disowns family'; blames Tejashwi's trusted aides
Following the crushing defeat of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) in the Bihar Assembly elections, internal conflict within the Lalu Yadav family has come out in the open, creating a stir in Bihar's political circles.
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November 16, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
IPL shake-up: Jadeja to RR, Samson to CSK in megatrade; Russell let go by KKR
The Indian Premier League (IPL) witnessed a flurry of activity on the final day of player trades with eight confirmed moves, headlines by the high-profile switches of Ravindra Jadeja and Sanju Samson between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Rajasthan Royals (RR).
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November 16, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Bihar rout triggers introspection in Congress in Kerala
Feeling from its crushing defeat in Bihar, the Congress appears to have found a strategic reset in Kerala with a renewed realisation within the state leadership that the party can no longer afford factional warfare if it hopes to return to power after two consecutive Assembly poll defeats.
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November 16, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
A VISIT TO THE CINEMA
In the swinging 1940s, going to the movies was the primary pastime in Bengaluru.
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November 16, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Celebrating beauty outwards and within
The fourth season of Best Face Best Dress was celebrated with a cheerful evening at the Rotary Sadan, on 14 November, 2025. The award programme aims to bring out beautiful women to the spotlight from all over Bengal. This was essentially a platform for celebration of beauty, both internally and externally.
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November 16, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Jadeja’s return deeply special for everyone at Royals
Star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja’s move to Rajasthan Royals (RR) marks an emotional return to the franchise where his Indian Premier League (IPL) journey began.
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November 16, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Decisive vote
Bihar has delivered its verdict with striking clarity.
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November 16, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Ajit Pawar meets Shah in Delhi ahead of Pune land deal report's submission
NCP leader and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar met Union Home Minister Amit Shah at his residence in New Delhi on Friday night and congratulated him on the NDA's victory in the Bihar assembly elections, party sources said here on Saturday, adding that the meeting lasted about 25 minutes.
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November 16, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Rescuing and restoring the soul of Indian cinema
Cinema is more than moving images on a screen. It is memory, imagination, and history intertwined. Each film captures a moment in time, a reflection of who we were, what we dreamt of, and how we saw the world.
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November 16, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Struma Valley: Where wine, art, and mountains meet
In Bulgaria’s sun-drenched southwest, where the Struma River meanders through golden hills and lush landscapes, time slows, and the senses awaken.
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November 16, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Need to identify organisations and ideologies involved in terrorist incidents: VHP
In response to the recent bomb blast near the Red Fort inthe national capital, Delhi, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has sharply criticized global terrorist incidents, claiming that “the same religious ideology is at work behind most Jihadi terrorist attacks worldwide.”
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November 16, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Plutocracy Gone Crazy
Realising thatthe disruptive effectof Tesla’s AL-enabled robot Optimus onthejobmarketwas sureto draw theireof lawmakers, Muskwasquickto add that Optimus wouldsoon eradicate globalpoverty,and make top-class medicalcare available to everyone. Tesla shareholders, and acolytes like New York-based financial analyst Dan Ives, whosee Musk asa ‘modernday Albert Einstein,a Thomas Edison,’ supportMusk’s vision
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November 16, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Aadhaar not being used to add, delete names from voter list, ECI tells SC
The ECI told the Supreme Court that Aadhaar is being used only to verify the identity of applicants seeking inclusion in electoral rolls, and not as proof of citizenship or basis for adding or deleting names from voter list, a lawyer said on Saturday.
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